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haven’t done one of these for a while!

i have 17 watches to talk about for the month of may, which has been my busiest month of 2026 so far. one good thing has come from losing my job, i have more time for films! 🥲

the wicker man (1973) 🔄 i had to rewatch this for mayday! it remains one of the greatest films of all time

jawbreaker (1999) it never quite goes far enough to stray into truly camp or shocking territory, but it’s enjoyable nonetheless. i love the highschool teenage bitch so much

hokum (2026) one thing about me, i am willing to give anything a chance if it looks remotely interesting. i was intrigued by this but i was so disappointed by it! boring, largely forgettable slop that did absolutely nothing for me. definitely my least favourite watch of the month, maybe of the year so far actually 😬

wayne’s world (1992) 🔄 for some reason i loved this film when i was like eleven and it still holds up as stupid and funny. not everything has to be citizen kane

chainsaw man - the movie: reze arc (2025) i’ve been on a mission to watch more anime this year. i enjoyed the CSM series and i enjoyed this film! the bomb demon design was SO fucking cool and i thought it was really well animated, good pacing and motion. i made the mistake of looking at the 1 star reviews on letterboxd and people were like why are they naked tho 😦😦

exit 8 (2025) enjoyable enough. it looked cool and had some spooky unsettling moments, but it was let down by a frustratingly stupid protagonist who was Doing It Wrong. felt like watching an extended version of this. could’ve done without the pro-lifer stuff as well

where the dead go to die (2012) one of my favourite watches of month. the exact kind of film/art i seek out. i’ve been rolling it around in my head since watching it trying to make sense of it all. truly excellent

special effects (1984) hold for surprise that i enjoyed the analogue media, doppelgängers, sex, murder, sleaze, 80s new york, peeping tom/rear window eric bogosian and zoë lund film

ju-on: the grudge (2002) i can’t believe it’s taken me this long to watch this film! it’s always been in background of my horror knowledge, especially the death rattle noise and image of the ghost girl under the blanket. i enjoyed it very much, especially the very unintentionally spooky rudimentary cgi

theatre of blood (1973) 🔄 watched with lots of lovely friends at the phoenix with mr. pemberton! i forgot just how much i love this film, but it’s probably no surprise that i enjoyed and always will enjoy fantasies of divine and fitting punishment for those who have wronged us

helter skelter (2012) reaaally fun and beautiful, some great body horror and violence! beautiful people, mean girls and an apartment to die for

the bounty (1984) watched at the bfi with lots of lovely friends and mr. shearsmith! i enjoyed it but this is all i could think about

ichi the killer (2001) another one of my favourite watches this month! some amazing 2000s cgi, SO much violence and nasty gore, tadanobu asano playing a sadomasochist, truly what more can i ask for!

brain damage (1988) watched with @silverview!! yet another favourite watch this month, SO fun and deeply sexy to the enlightened 🥴 the aylmer puppet is so weirdly cute, i want one!!

baby assassins (2021) action-comedy about cute assassin girls. a bit meandering but i enjoyed it!

no is yes (1997) you would think i’d be all over a film about cool girls killing their favourite rockstar like flies on shit but unfortunately it fell a bit flat for me. i think the tone it was trying to go for is a very hard thing to get right. very enjoyable 90s aesthetics and style, it’ll work if you go into it not expecting much and just enjoy it for what it is

paprika (2006) 🔄 we recently finished paranoia agent so i’m on a bit of a satoshi kon kick! i love anything about dreams and playing with dream logic. this film feels like being half asleep and everything making both no and complete sense at the same time